HIS 118 Milestone One Template

Milestone One Template 1. Introduction With Thesis Statement Vasco da Gama led long voyages for spices and to cut the Muslims out as a middle man to have better access to the African markets. Globalization impacted the development of states from 1500 to the present as a result of new trading routes, the expansion of Christianity and slavery. In the 12 th century people were enslaved in the Northern African ports. Europe was very interested due the gold in part for using it to pay for their expensive goods. 2. Body of Paper ( you may change the order of the body sections if you wish ) A. Social and Philosophical Forces i. Social Forces  Da Gama used Christianity as an excuse to get out in the world to spread it but his main mission was to get the spices and set up ports so that the profits could be plentiful.  Europeans sought to have larger quantities of Asian goods because of the quality of it. ii. Philosophies and Religions  Christianity to them was the one “true” religion and they wanted to convert others who practiced different religions.  Missionaries followed the European conquerors, traders, and colonists to spread Christianity. iii. Briefly state how this section supports your thesis statement This section supports my thesis as da Gama was a mariner and when asked why he wanted to travel he said something along the lines of goods and the spread of Christianity. The slave trade was heighten as they wanted the golds that the Africans had and introduced Europeans horses into the country. They ended up enslaving Africans and they were traded to the Americas. B. Economic Forces i. Economic Forces  The trade of goods put the Europeans in a better position.  They established trading ports so that they could cut out the Muslims. iv. Goods and Commodities  Exploring the seas for new land could help them find a cash crop.  Getting the gold from Africa could pay for better products but enslave the people causing an issue. v. Briefly state how this section supports your thesis statement This supports the thesis as many Africans died during the journey of being enslaved and sold to different countries. The trading helped open up posts in Calicut and proved to do well. Europeans paid for expensive items they got from Asia using the gold from Africa. C. Political Forces i. Events  Christianity was one justification that European powers used to colonize and exploit Africa. vi. Briefly state how this section supports your thesis statement It will show how they used them for gold and enslaved them and how they sought to get expensive goods. D. Forces of Globalization i. Events or Trends in Neighboring Areas  African was forced to be slaves and sold for goods. They colonized Africa. Europeans pushed Christianity on others as they felt the religion was the only one. vii. Impact on Neighboring Areas